Benchwork As Strong As Steel
Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-08 pg. 85 Scale: (none) Category: "Benchwork"
Building benchwork out of angle steel.
Boxing Day Steam
Railroad Model Craftsman 2006-02 pg. 90 Scale: (none) Category: "Live Steam"
A story about how the author had to show up for a live steam show and the trails and tribulations one might experience on a cold, rainy day.
Folding Layouts
NMRA Bulletin 2002-07 pg. 41 Scale: (none) Category: "Layout Design"
A layout with fall-down hinged sections of track that are out of the way when the railroad is not actively running.
In Defense of Freelancing
Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-12 pg. 94 Scale: (none) Category: "Model Railroad Philosophy"
The author makes the point that even those who claim to be building prototype layouts are still freelancing. He says that those people are really freelancers working within a prototype theme. The article discusses the unfortunate compromises we all have to make to fit a layout in our given space.
Keeping HOn3 Springs Intact
Railroad Model Craftsman 2003-05 pg. 78 Scale: HO Category: "Freight Cars"
How to assemble Kadee No. 717 freight trucks without losing the springs.
Modeling Tight Lock Fence Wire
Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-02 pg. 64 Scale: HO Category: "Scenery - Trackside"
This article describes how the author builds HO-scale tight lock fences. Includes prototype photos and photos of the construction of the fence (including a jig).
Oxenhope: A Traveling Protofour Layout
Railroad Model Craftsman 2006-07 pg. 75 Scale: Protofour Category: "Layouts"
This layout is built to the English scale that is slightly larger than HO. It features the modeling work of John Moore. Although now owned by one of his regular operators, John worked on this layout for almost 30 years. He showed it whenever possible.
Realistic Rock Castings from Molds
NMRA Bulletin 2002-09 pg. 26 Scale: (none) Category: "Scenery - Mountains"
Using coal as a mold source for outcrop-scale rock structures.
Rocks Along the Right of Way
NMRA Bulletin 2002-08 pg. 28 Scale: (none) Category: "Scenery - Mountains"
Includes prototype photos of track close to mountains.
Selective Compression and Landforms
NMRA Bulletin 2002-06 pg. 30 Scale: HO Category: "Scenery - Mountains"
Using selective compression to bring mountains closer to the track.
The Bread and Jam Method of Cliff Building
NMRA Bulletin 2002-10 pg. 24 Scale: (none) Category: "Scenery - Mountains"
Creating near-vertical cliffs.
What Does the Siding Do Anyway?
NMRA Bulletin 2002-07 pg. 31 Scale: (none) Category: "Track"
Purpose of a siding. Prototype and modeling photos.